Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Cincinnati
Daniel Grzesiak
LB • 6'1" • 250 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Daniel Grzesiak shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nevada • Utah State • Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Daniel Grzesiak built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Cincinnati, Nevada, and Utah State. The clearest part of Daniel Grzesiak's career...
Read the storyDaniel Grzesiak, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Utah State. Daniel Grzesiak shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 135
- TFL
- 27.5
- Sacks
- 19.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Daniel Grzesiak quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · LB
- Career Tackles
- 135
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · LB 311th (top 26%) · Big 12 67th (top 11%) · National 696th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Nevada | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 20.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 20.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nevada | 10 | 19 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 2022 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 64 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 47 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12 | 46 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
Related Context
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Daniel Grzesiak played LB for Nevada, Utah State, and Cincinnati. Across 5 tracked seasons, Daniel Grzesiak recorded 135 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Utah State paired 24 primary output with 31.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Nevada, Utah State, Cincinnati.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
29.3
Usage
10.2
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Kentucky: 3. Pittsburgh: 2. Miami (OH): 1. Oklahoma: 0. BYU: 0.5. Iowa State: 5. Baylor: 0. Oklahoma State: 2. UCF: 0. Houston: 1.5. West Virginia: 1. Kansas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Kentucky: 7 by 59.2. Pittsburgh: 3 by 32.5. Miami (OH): 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma: 4 by 16.7. BYU: 1 by 9.2. Iowa State: 7 by 79.2. Baylor: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 3 by 32.5. UCF: 3 by 12.5. Houston: 5 by 35.8. West Virginia: 8 by 43.3. Kansas: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.2 · Games = 3 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 9 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | vs Kansas | L 16-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ West Virginia | L 21-42 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Houston | W 24-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs UCF | L 26-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 13-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Baylor | L 29-32 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Iowa State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 10-30 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ BYU | L 27-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Oklahoma | L 6-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Miami (OH) | L 24-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ PittsburghSplash game | W 27-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Eastern KentuckySplash game | W 66-13 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Daniel Grzesiak story
Daniel Grzesiak built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Cincinnati, Nevada, and Utah State. The clearest part of Daniel Grzesiak's career was his defensive production: 135 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 19.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 48 career games in the available record. That gives Daniel Grzesiak's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Nevada
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Utah State
2022
Peak year stop
- 3
Cincinnati
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Nevada | 5 | 14.6 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 5 | 14.6 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nevada | 15 | 22.9 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2022 Postseason | Utah State | 24 | 31.5 | 12.1 | 9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 24 | 31.5 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 16 | 29.3 | 10.2 | -8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Iowa State
Week 7 · L 10-30 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Colorado State
Week 7 · W 17-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Colorado State
Week 13 · W 52-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Fresno State
Week 14 · W 37-26 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Kentucky
Week 1 · W 66-13
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Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Utah State
24 primary output · 31.5 efficiency · 12.1 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Utah State
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24 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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16 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 10.2 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
17
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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